Washington-1940: Man in a Hat and Tie Holds Up His Fish Catch

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · Washington, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1940 · Washington · Reel 9b4f35d6 contains 13 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

recreational fishing
outdoor leisure
displaying a catch
posing for the camera
waterfront recreation
everyday dress

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Waterfront fishing position beside a horizontal railing, with open water and a low distant shoreline
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Dry conditions with clear visibility
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with deep shadows beneath hat brims
People: 3 · Three adult men wearing hats; the foreground man wears a cardigan, light shirt and patterned tie and holds a fish catch with a pipe in his mouth.
Animals: caught fish
Objects: brimmed hats · cardigan · light shirt · patterned necktie · smoking pipe · fishing rod · fishing reel · waterfront railing · vertical post
Colors: black · gray · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man with a pipe faces the camera beside the railing.
He lifts his fish catch beside his head.
He holds the catch near his shoulder as two men remain behind him.
The fisherman maintains his pose against the open-water background.

Man in a Hat and Tie Holds Up His Fish Catch — Clip Details

Probably Washington, United States, circa 1940 home movie footage shows a man facing the camera beside a waterfront railing. Wearing a brimmed hat, cardigan, shirt and tie, he raises his fish catch while keeping a pipe in his mouth. Two other men stand behind him, one holding fishing equipment over the rail, with open water and a low shoreline beyond. A single medium shot records the brief display in grainy black and white.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004331

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Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for a documentary request for circa 1940 American recreational fishing, particularly a personal portrait of a man displaying his catch.
Period detail: Brimmed hats, a patterned necktie, a buttoned cardigan and a smoking pipe provide visible clothing and leisure details consistent with circa 1940.
Home-movie behavior: The fisherman raises his catch toward the person filming and holds a brief pose while the other men continue standing at the railing.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a foreground fisherman, his raised catch, a smoking pipe, two other men, fishing equipment, a railing and open water.
Film character: Black-and-white grain, soft focus, shaded faces and slight handheld movement give the projected-film capture a visibly textured home-movie appearance.
Edit role: The raised fish supplies a short achievement insert or personal memory beat within a longer fishing or waterfront sequence.
Historical context: The combination of a tie, cardigan, hat and fishing equipment records one man's outdoor leisure dress in a scene estimated to circa 1940.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, though shaded; copyright permission is separate from likeness and any property permissions, and the fish species and exact waterfront remain unidentified.
Research search match: Matches searches for a circa 1940 black-and-white fishing home movie, a pipe-smoking fisherman and a man showing his catch beside the water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's fishing restriction sign, small motorboat and boat-wake scenes, then with provisionally Washington footage from circa 1940 or other recreational fishing portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Washington, circa 1940: a fisherman in a cardigan and tie raises his catch beside his hat, with open water behind the group. — The fisherman raises his catch toward the camera, keeping a pipe in his mouth.
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A fisherman displays his catch near his shoulder in probably Washington, circa 1940, with two other men and a low shoreline behind him. — The catch hangs beside the man's shoulder as he faces the camera.
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Probably Washington, circa 1940: the foreground man holds his fish catch beside a railing, with a second fisherman turned toward the camera. — The foreground man continues displaying his catch while the fisherman at left glances toward the lens.
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A pipe-smoking fisherman maintains his catch-display pose beside open water in probably Washington, circa 1940. — The brief portrait ends with the catch still raised beside the fisherman's shoulder.
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